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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.13.41

आक्रीडे क्रीडतो बालान् वयस्यानतिदारुण: । प्रसह्य निरनुक्रोश: पशुमारममारयत् ॥ ४१ ॥
ākrīḍe krīḍato bālān
[aakreede kreedato baalaan]
vayasyān atidāruṇaḥ
[vayasyaan atidaarunah]
prasahya niranukrośaḥ
[prasahya niranukroshah]
paśu-māram amārayat
[pashu-maaram amaarayat]
Word-for-word
ākrīḍe — in the playground krīḍataḥ — while playing bālān — boys vayasyān — of his age ati-dāruṇaḥ — very cruel prasahya — by force niranukrośaḥ — merciless paśu-māram — as if slaughtering animals amārayat — killed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ākrīḍe krīḍato bālān
ākrīḍe
in the playground
krīḍataḥ
while playing
bālān
boys
vayasyān atidāruṇaḥ
vayasyān
of his age
ati-dāruṇaḥ
very cruel
prasahya niranukrośaḥ
prasahya
by force
niranukrośaḥ
merciless
paśu-māram amārayat
paśu-māram
as if slaughtering animals
amārayat
killed.
The boy was so cruel that while playing with young boys of his age he would kill them very mercilessly, as if they were animals meant for slaughter.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Being very cruel and merciless, he would violently kill his friends playing in the playground, who were like animal meant for slaughter. Paśumāram means “killing like animals.”
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Personal Guidance
He killed playmates mercilessly, like animals meant for slaughter. Some children show their nature so early that polite parents are tempted to pretend it isn't real; name it.
Reflection Questions
  • What early signal in someone close did I refuse to name and now must reckon with?
  • Where am I 'oh-they're-just-young' something that needs direct intervention?
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